Another weight loss vs. weight gain image for you guys to ponder.😎
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The Garlic Parmesan potato wedges in this dish are the real winner. When you crisp them up in the oven and cook them to the perfect amount, they are for sure the star of the show. The difference between the two meals in this picture has a lot to do with the potatoes. In the weight loss meal there is about 1/2 of a potato and in the weight gain post there is a little over a whole potato. Potatoes get a bad reputation that isn’t deserved. People associate potatoes with French Fries and French Fries = bad. Firstly, French Fries made in fast food restaurants are deep fried in old oil that has had the chance to be oxidized. They are also heavily processed and mechanically produced. Whole potatoes are high in vitamin c and other nutrients when you leave the skin on. The problem with potatoes comes when you doctor them up so much that they are unnoticeable and overeat them. The potato wedges in this meal are certainly flavored and changed to make them more palatable but with meal prep, you can control your portion sizes!!
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The weight gain side also has half the vegetables and a little bit more chicken. My containers are 28oz and I find this volume of food to be about right for me. For weight loss this means a lot of the volume has to be taken up with broccoli. You certainly don’t have to fill the container but it makes an aesthetically pleasing looking meal and may make you fuller. If you wanted to increase the calorie content of the weight gain side you can swap the chicken breasts for chicken thighs 😇😇
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